Some of the most common problems for men are performance anxiety, erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. For women Inorgasmia and Vaginismus. Common to both sexes there may simply be the inability to relax and enjoy the experience.

10-15% of women are believed to have never achieved an orgasm.

The causes of sexual problems can be physical, psychological, or both. A visit to your GP is always recommended as a good first step to rule out physical causes. However, in most cases sexual problems are the result of some underlying emotional or psychological issue.

Hypnotherapy can be a useful complementary therapy when the root causes are physical. However it is even more useful when dealing with psychological causes like stress, anxiety, fear, guilt, depression, past history (abuse or other trauma); interpersonal or relationship problems, or a lack of trust and open communication between partners. Perhaps in some cases a lack of sexual expertise which is not acknowledged, discussed or improved upon.

30-50% of women only experience orgasm on an infrequent basis.

Sexual problems may develop slowly over time or occur suddenly. They may begin early in life or after an individual has previously enjoyed a satisfying and fulfilling sex life. Sadly because of the intimate nature of the problem many sufferers never seek professional help or advice.

During their lifetime all men will experience some degree of erectile dysfunction.

Statistically approximately 10% of the male population worldwide are affected by this condition. It can occur at any age but degree and frequency usually increases with time, and it is thought that 50% of men between the ages or 40 and 70 suffer from this problem. Despite the fact that erectile dysfunction is believed to be the main contributing factor in more than 20% of all relationship breakdowns, as many as one third of sufferers never seek treatment.

Hypnotherapy Balham offers a discreet and confidential service. The aim is to make you feel as comfortable as possible, we are professionals and are used to talking about problems and situations that many people find embarrassing or awkward. You will be offered the opportunity to discuss your problem in an informal and relaxed atmosphere, and you may choose to speak to a male or a female therapist as required.

A satisfying sex life is an important part of everyone's ongoing health and wellbeing so don't let shyness stop you; after all you could be free of your problem in just few sessions.

Tracey will work with you to help you identify your core issues, and the problems which are leading to you feeling out of control and stressed and why this is impacting on your body. Then using hypnosis find new and different ways to manage stress and stop it from affecting day to day behaviour. Furthermore hypnotherapy is a relaxing and effective way of creating new belief systems and relieving the side effects of the symptoms of stress.

If you suffer from any of the problems listed above and would like to discuss what hypnosis can do for you please contact hypnotherapy now for a no obligation, confidential and informal chat.